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001 2009278882
003 DLC
005 20090914155803.0
008 090526s2009 enka b 101 0 eng c
010 $a 2009278882
020 $a9780521516068
020 $a0521516064
020 $a9780521735926 (pbk.)
020 $a0521735920 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn271814915
037 $bCambridge University Press, Private Bag 31, Port Melbourne VIC 3207
040 $aAU@$cAU@$dTXA$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $au-at---
050 00 $aJZ6377.A8$bA97 2009
082 00 $a355.3/57$222
245 00 $aAustralian peacekeeping :$bsixty years in the field /$cedited by David Horner, Peter Londey and Jean Bou.
246 3 $aAustralian peacekeeping :$b60 years in the field
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York ;$aPort Melbourne, Vic. :$bCambridge University Press,$c2009.
300 $axviii, 333 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
500 $a"This book is based on the papers delivered at a major conference held in September 2007 at the Australian War Memorial to mark 60 years of Australian peacekeeping."--P. xiv.
520 $a"Peacekeeping has been a significant part of Australia's overseas military engagement since the end of the Second World War. Yet it is part of our history that has been largely neglected until the 1990s, and even since then interest has been slow to develop. In the last sixty years, between 30,000 and 40,000 Australian military personnel and police have served in more than 50 peacekeeping missions in at least 27 different conflicts. From the first Australian mission to Indonesia in 1947 to operations in East Timor, Bosnia and Rwanda among others, this book finally gives Australian peacekeeping its proper status. This work approaches Australian peacekeeping from four angles: its history, its agencies, some personal reflections, and its future. Contributors discuss the distinction between peacekeeping and war-fighting, the importance of peacekeeping in terms of public policy, the problems of multinational command, and the specialist contributions of the military, civilian police, mine-clearers, weapons inspectors and diplomats. The collection concludes with experts in the field including Tim Ford, a former Military Adviser to the UN Secretary-General, and distinguished academic Ramesh Thakur offering their perspectives on future directions for Australian peacekeeping."--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aPeacekeeping forces, Australian$vCongresses.
651 0 $aAustralia$xMilitary policy$vCongresses.
700 1 $aHorner, D. M.$q(David Murray),$d1948-
700 1 $aLondey, Peter.
700 1 $aBou, Jean.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009278882-t.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009278882-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009278882-b.html